Grubbing fork



Y r thefork; and' 3" portion 14 Vformed ntgllly With ythe eye. which the tines are subjected when the fork 85? Patented Aug. 5,1930 f v i, l L M UNITED STATES i'ii'reiSrrv OFFICE DOMENICO DAMBROSIO, OFMARSHFIELD, OREGON i' GRUBBING ironie y Application filed November 9, 19267.12Seria1 No. 147,288.

My invention relates to improvements in than ordinary'care in its manipulation to Y giubbing forks and my purposes are to proavoid glancing blows. Y n

vide a grubbing fork in which the weight v `The outer face of each tine 10 is straight thereof is so distributed as to give maximum in the direction kof its length, but the tines, 5 penetrating effect to a blow deliveredv thereconsidered collectively, are disposed vwith 55 by, and to so form andV shape the tines thereof their outer straight faces in a convex curve as to render them strong and capable of use transversely of the fork, this being due to the for prying purposes without liability of body portion 14 being arched or transversely breakage thereo Vcurved to add strength thereto whereby the With the foregoing and other purposes in fork is rendered capable of withstanding 60j view,l my invention consists in the novel fearelatively severe bending strains when it is tures of construction, combination andcarused for prying purposes. rangement of parts as will be hereinafter In order further to yincrease the strength more fully described, illustrated in the acanddurability of my fork, particularly` the l5 companying drawings and defined in the aptines thereof, the latter are gradually in- C5' pended Claim. creased in thickness from their lower sharp- In the drawings, wherein like characters ened penetrating ends 16 towards their upper of reference denote corresponding parts in ends where they join the body portion 111, and the different views saidwbody portion is relatively thick so as to 20 Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of a grubbing locate the principal amount of the weight of 79 fork constructed'in accordance withV my inthe fork near the top thereof where it will vention; y most effectively serve to urge the tines into Fig. 2, a central vertical section through the ground when the fork is ,swung in the v usual manner to accomplish this purpose. n 2 Fig. 3, a transverse section through the The-tines lO'moreover are formedof tri? 70" tines thereof, taken approximately on the angular shape in cross section to render them line v3 3 of Fig. 1. of maximum individual strength, the outer Referring to the drawings in detail, it face of each tine comprising one of the flat` will be observed that my improved grubytriangular faces thereof and the inner face bingfork includes, as usual, a plurality of of each tine as aconsequence sloping from tines 10, three in thisinstance, and an eye` 'the center thereof towards its side edges, this or socket 12 for the reception; of a handle,,construction serving in conjunction with the the tines being connected with said eyeor generally tapered form of the tines to prosockettlirougli the instrumentality ofabody vide strength to resist bendingy strains to and'tines. v i J 1 is usedfor prying purposes. i

The tinesI 10 are ifnclmeldglwaldly fit1- 'Ih'e cutting edges 16 at the lower'ends of lespectfm?t 1@ .aXlS 0 eyel a an ang e 9 .the tines 10 are formed by bevellinr the in- 'llpllmately twlv Clegmis that twln ner facesl of the tines so as further tto elimi- 90 e or 1s swung o rive sai' ines in oy ie t p v soil they will enterthe soil without substangbalcgblgemy of the limes to stmt@ i1 Ointthesoilto ie idblyofrtlgeltihgslihi atbhalerther. In otlidr From thforqgomg descrlptlon (ionsldered. words, such angulardisposition of the tines in 'Colinct'lolt Wlth the accompanylng dlaW- with respect@ theraxs of the eye 12 selives ings, it is believed thatthe construction and 95 the purpose of eliminating `glancing blows Mlwmmges` 0f my lmlfoved gfubblng fork Vof the tines against the soil when lthe fork W111 be Clearly llllClGISbOOd and appreciated.

is swung in the ordinary manner t0 sink I desireto point out, however, that various y, the tines into the soil,jand eliminatesthe ne- `Inlnor departures from the illustration in cessity of the userof the fork exercising more the drawing may be resorted to within the spirit and'scope of my invention as delined in the appended claim.

I claim: y A gruhbing fork including an eye for the 5 reception of a handle and tines formed integrally with said eye, said tines being of triangular shape in cross section with substantially fiat facesthereoi disposed outer'-V most and arranged in e Curve transversely` of the forli, the outer faces o'l` saidrtines throughout a major portion of their length Vbeing straight and disposed at an angle of approximately twelve degrees to the longitudinal axis of said eye andl being joined with Said eye by a curved portion forming a rolling fuloruni for the forl when it is used for prying purposes. l

In testimony whereof I hereunto eiiix my y signature. Y 2o j DOMENICO DAMBROSIO. 

